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The Chernobyl accident changed nuclear safety law

A 1986 reactor test went wrong and spread radioactive material across Europe On 26 April 1986, operators at the Chernobyl plant in Soviet Ukraine ran a test during which the reactor surged and exploded. Two workers died at the site and many emergency responders later died of radiation sickness, while radioactive fallout spread across Europe. Two international conventions on early notification and assistance were adopted that year. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: A 1986 reactor test went wrong and spread radioactive material across Europe. The figure is taken from International Atomic Energy Agency, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.